Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchA Myth We Somehow Believe (aka Money and Politics)
Season 2 Episode 7
Why does the idea of a businessman as president make so much sense to people? Especially when the actual president is a terrible businessman? Gaby ex…
9 years ago
Who Can Afford to Have Sex? (aka Babies)
Season 2 Episode 6
Everybody loves babies - they're adorable, and if you're a comedian, they're the best audience you could ever hope for. But childbirth is also an emo…
9 years ago
The Last Living Fantasy of the Modern World (aka Marriage)
Season 2 Episode 5
Gaby tries to figure out why on earth people a) spend a fortune on weddings, and b) want to get married in the first place. Featuring Jasmine Lilly (…
9 years ago
Part of Living in a Country (aka Taxes), ft. Cecile Richards
Season 2 Episode 4
Gaby tries to understand the social philosophies behind her tax return. Joined by Taxgirl (TM) Kelly Phillips Erb (Forbes), Laura Mandanas (Autostrad…
9 years ago
Transactors and Revolvers (aka Credit Cards)
Season 2 Episode 3
Gaby finds out how credit cards actually work, about ten years too late. Laura Adams (Money Girl podcast), Mandi Woodruff (MagnifyMoney.com, Brown Am…
9 years, 1 month ago
A Weird, Messed-Up Game Show (aka Medical Bills)
Season 2 Episode 2
Why is it so hard for us to conceive of health care as a basic human right? Gaby talks to victims of the relentlessly profit-driven American healthca…
9 years, 1 month ago
Screaming Into A Jar (aka Student Loans)
Season 2 Episode 1
Season 2 of "Bad With Money" kicks off with a deep-dive on student loans, which leaves Gaby more convinced than ever that it's time to start a social…
9 years, 1 month ago
A Light in the Fog
Season 1 Episode 24
Gaby closes out the season with reflections on her journey thus far, and checks in with her parents and listeners about how the show has affected the…
9 years, 3 months ago
Banks Are Evil
Season 1 Episode 23
Gaby is joined by Lisa Servon, author of The Unbanking of America, and Nicole Aschoff, managing editor of Jacobin magazine, for a frank discussion of…
9 years, 3 months ago
Real Artists Have Day Jobs
Season 1 Episode 22
Sara Benincasa has battled depression, agoraphobia, and endless Internet haters en route to a career as a writer. It would all be exhausting enough o…
9 years, 3 months ago